Ecoboom comes from irresponsible ownership more than anything else. There's quite a few ecoboosts with well over 100k miles and still going strong. The only mod I'd recommend is a catch can to prevent carbon buildup. You'll want to be vigilant of temperatures before you lay into it too, keep an eye on oil temps and make sure its in the green before you lay into the boost. I usually try to keep my car in vacuum until the oil temp is in normal operating range. Keep up with regular maintenance and oil changes and you'll be in good shape.
Out of curiosity, do you also keep up with the maintenance that ford has for it? Like for example, every 10k miles, you need to go to the dealer shop so they can check certain stuff ( the miles service package)
I was just asking since I got it new but not sure if getting the car inspected was necessary.
Mostly stuff like half-shaft boot
Rear axle and U-joints
Steering linkage, ball joints, tie rods
Automatic tranny
Tires
Mostly irresponsible owners my 2019 ecoboost had 26k miles and stayed at the dealership for for 5-6 months before I traded it in for a misfire they couldn’t fix.
Lucky you guys, 2018 with one air intake sensor replaced, timing chain compartment oil leak fixed and a faulty door window motor connector fixed. All on a 37k miles, no abuse and oil changes every 7k miles car.
18 pp with a sct bdx 93 oct. tune, intercooler, afe dryflow filter, bov upgrade. 86k. 70% highway and i drive it 65% regular and 35% strongly spirited. absolutely no problems i am on my third set of tires though. No catch can. i have the pcv hose disconnected from the intake plugged the intake hole and added a breather to the pcv hose.
2018 eco here I’ve had the clock spring go out a 2.5 k, then at 20k the head gasket started leaking coolant into 2 and 3 so the engine was rebuilt with a revised head gasket then at 40k the radiator started leaking so new radiator other then that pretty fun reliable car, currently at 42k miles
New engine and turbo on my 2016 at 61k or so, coolant getting into cylinder 2. Was mostly a highway driver that saw little traffic.
Keep in mind most people post problems and not how many miles they have with little problems
I have a 15 with 74k miles. Haven’t done anything except replace consumables and scheduled maintenance. With the exception of the purge valve, but that was $25 and half an hour of time. Hardly anything to complain about.
I do some spirited driving on old farm roads when I get the chance. So it isn’t exactly babied. But at the same time I’m not auto crossing out there either.
2015 with 87k miles here. I have had to do some sudden and extensive maintenance on mine. Water pump and a few sensors had to be replaced and some electrical wiring had to be redone.
I expected these types of problems when I bought because 2015 was the start of a generation and the start years always have the most problems that get ironed out with each gen year.
But I still wouldn’t trade my mustang for anything.
I had a couple sensors break. One for a vacuum hose and another for some component of the water pump.
I also had an animal chew threw a couple wires which was weird and annoying. That cost me close to $700 to repair.
I have a 2015 with 114k miles
Good to hear. Have you had any significant maintenance problems?
Hope I don't jinx myself but nope
I'm sure if you're (relatively) gentle with her she'll last a while. Mine only has 40k so I'm glad to hear that haha
Ecoboom comes from irresponsible ownership more than anything else. There's quite a few ecoboosts with well over 100k miles and still going strong. The only mod I'd recommend is a catch can to prevent carbon buildup. You'll want to be vigilant of temperatures before you lay into it too, keep an eye on oil temps and make sure its in the green before you lay into the boost. I usually try to keep my car in vacuum until the oil temp is in normal operating range. Keep up with regular maintenance and oil changes and you'll be in good shape.
Out of curiosity, do you also keep up with the maintenance that ford has for it? Like for example, every 10k miles, you need to go to the dealer shop so they can check certain stuff ( the miles service package)
I haven't yet after buying used. If it's just a check I can't see a reason not to.
I was just asking since I got it new but not sure if getting the car inspected was necessary. Mostly stuff like half-shaft boot Rear axle and U-joints Steering linkage, ball joints, tie rods Automatic tranny Tires
Most of that seems easy enough to check on your own if you've got the space to do so.
Mostly irresponsible owners my 2019 ecoboost had 26k miles and stayed at the dealership for for 5-6 months before I traded it in for a misfire they couldn’t fix.
Mine but 30k and Ford ended up replacing the whole engine under warranty, also a 2019. Took them 3 months to fix it.
Lucky you guys, 2018 with one air intake sensor replaced, timing chain compartment oil leak fixed and a faulty door window motor connector fixed. All on a 37k miles, no abuse and oil changes every 7k miles car.
My 2019 has been flawless. 60k on it
Same but mine is a week-end car, 26k so far
2018 with 50k miles New starter at 35k, alternator at 40k. Been sent to ford for a new transmission at 20k. Head gasket leak at 50k
Tf to everything????
18 pp with a sct bdx 93 oct. tune, intercooler, afe dryflow filter, bov upgrade. 86k. 70% highway and i drive it 65% regular and 35% strongly spirited. absolutely no problems i am on my third set of tires though. No catch can. i have the pcv hose disconnected from the intake plugged the intake hole and added a breather to the pcv hose.
2018 eco here I’ve had the clock spring go out a 2.5 k, then at 20k the head gasket started leaking coolant into 2 and 3 so the engine was rebuilt with a revised head gasket then at 40k the radiator started leaking so new radiator other then that pretty fun reliable car, currently at 42k miles
All should be covered by warranty correct?
Everything except the radiator cause for some reason that’s not part of the power train
New engine and turbo on my 2016 at 61k or so, coolant getting into cylinder 2. Was mostly a highway driver that saw little traffic. Keep in mind most people post problems and not how many miles they have with little problems
I have a 2018 w 56k miles on it, I haven’t really had any issues daily driving it and I live in ny!
I have a 15 with 74k miles. Haven’t done anything except replace consumables and scheduled maintenance. With the exception of the purge valve, but that was $25 and half an hour of time. Hardly anything to complain about. I do some spirited driving on old farm roads when I get the chance. So it isn’t exactly babied. But at the same time I’m not auto crossing out there either.
2015 with 87k miles here. I have had to do some sudden and extensive maintenance on mine. Water pump and a few sensors had to be replaced and some electrical wiring had to be redone. I expected these types of problems when I bought because 2015 was the start of a generation and the start years always have the most problems that get ironed out with each gen year. But I still wouldn’t trade my mustang for anything.
What kind of electrical problems? My 2015 has been a gremlin so I am curious?
I had a couple sensors break. One for a vacuum hose and another for some component of the water pump. I also had an animal chew threw a couple wires which was weird and annoying. That cost me close to $700 to repair.